EXCLUSIVE BY SAMI MOKBEL: Sportsmail exclusively revealed how Rooney was acting on behalf of the squad in their battle against proposals to impose a 50 per cent wage deferral.

EXCLUSIVE BY SAMI MOKBEL AND ADRIAN KAJUMBA: Sportsmail can disclose academy players have been put on the Government's Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.

Former Manchester United pair Ben Foster and Tom Cleverley have stated they think neither Cristiano Ronaldo nor Wayne Rooney were the best players at the club during their time at Old Trafford.

Sportsmail revealed last week that former England skipper Rooney was at the centre of tense talks with the Championship side, who had proposed 50 per cent wage deferrals to protect the club.

Derby County's first-team players and management have reached the end of their dramatic stand-off with the club by agreeing 'substantial' deferrals to their wages to help the Championship side.

Rooney joined Derby County on an 18-month player-coach contract from MLS side DC United in January and was working closely with the club's first-team coaching staff before the coronavirus outbreak.

The wife of Wayne Rooney, 34, and wife of Jamie Vardy, 38, are said to be holding an arbitration hearing via Zoom in a bid to avoid an expensive court case.

The singer, 28, supported his favourite football team as they went up against AFC Wimbledon for the Sky Bet League One at Portman Road Stadium in Ipswich on Tuesday.

Brooklyn Beckham and his model girlfriend Hana Cross are alleged to have split. An insider told MailOnline the pair have called it quits following a string of public rows over the last few months

The budding photographer, 20, appeared carefree as he posed for the now-deleted shots of himself, which he had captioned with two simple love hearts

MIKE DICKSON IN NEW YORK: Jo Konta has found that a spat with a reporter during Wimbledon earned her more support from the public than when she went a stage better at the tournament two years ago.

The Duchess of Cambridge's stunning white dress which she wore to the second day of Wimbledon this year is now on sale on the Suzannah website for £1,850.

Bury supporters have been advised keeping Gigg Lane is key to starting a phoenix club after the Shakers' English Football League membership was withdrawn at 11pm on Tuesday night.

MIKE DICKSON IN NEW YORK: Roger Federer entertained Dan Evans to some private practice sessions earlier this year, and then gave him a contrastingly public schooling on Friday night.

MIKE DICKSON IN NEW YORK: Britain's top doubles pair came back from 2-5 down in the deciding set on Wednesday night to beat Americans Jack Sock and Jackson Withrow.

Jamie Murray and Neal Skupski were beaten by top seeds Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah in the semi-finals of the men's doubles at the US Open.

Andy Murray is taking the anti-ageing drug collagen in his battle to return to the top in tennis following hip surgery.

The teenage tennis star talked about the 'best summer [she's] ever had,' admitting she's freaked out over attention from famous people like the former first lady and Jaden Smith.

Instagram model Tammy Hembrow may want to brush up on her tennis etiquette if she ever hopes to join some of the world's most elite stars at Wimbledon.

The huge outlay required in prize money has not been matched by increases in ticket sales, meaning the tournament has been operating at a loss as revealed by Sportsmail last month.

Royal author Ingrid Seward told Vanity Fair that if the public gets plenty of glimpses of Baby Archie during the Africa tour, it could help sway public opinion after a 'tough run' for the couple.

Peterborough United have announced that they will offer free tickets to Thomas Cook employees for Saturday's clash against Wimbledon after the collapse of the travel company.

Wimbledon manager Wally Downes has been suspended after being charged over alleged betting irregularities by the Football Association, the club have announced.

Andy Murray, 32, revealed he loves chocolate biscuits, 'particularly the Leibniz ones' and that at the French Open in 2017 his pain stopped him playing his best in the Mail's health quiz.

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: So keen is Speaker John Bercow to join the tennis elite, I can reveal he even made a bid to become a member of the All England Croquet And Lawn Tennis club.

The hardman footballer-turned-actor told the Sunday Mirror he cried 'almost every night' since his wife of 25 years died in their Hollywood home on July 6.

The hardman footballer-turned-actor told the Sunday Mirror he cried 'almost every night' since his wife of 25 years died in their Hollywood home on July 6.

EXCLUSIVE: As the 2019 tennis season draws to a close, it is time to look back. Sportsmail sat down with Milos Raonic, Tim Henman and Katie Boulter to find out their player of the year and plenty more...

ETAN SMALLMAN: The Queen told Lords and MPs yesterday: 'My Government's new economic plan will be underpinned by irresponsible fiscal strategy.'

Tennis champion Boris Becker has been fined and given points on his license for sending a text message while driving and not wearing a seat belt on June 18.

Aaron Ramsdale has been rewarded for establishing himself as Bournemouth's first-choice goalkeeper this season with a new long-term contract.

Rather than congratulate Rafael Nadal for his recent wedding, Kyrgios posted a video to Instagram of him hitting the ball at the Spaniard's body during a Wimbledon match in July.

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Thwarted from joining Wimbledon's exclusive Croquet And Lawn Tennis Club, John Bercow has enjoyed the consolation of three overseas jaunts.

INTERVIEW BY MIKE DICKSON: According to the player who knows him best, very few professional sportspeople could have emerged from what Andy went through over the last two years.

The once-majestic property in the Balearic Islands features stables, an outdoor swimming pool, four guest houses, a helicopter pad and a tennis court made from parts of Wimbledon furniture.

The couple, both 32, already have two daughters - Sophia, three, and two-year-old Edie. Their son is understood to have been born last week at a hospital in London, near their home in Surrey.

Kate Robertson's mother Elisabeth was the creator of the famous 'Wombles of Wimbledon'. Now Kate who lives in West Sussex is giving away her mother's toy collection.

Three times Wimbledon champion and tennis commentator Boris Becker, 51, was supposed to have served just one year as a bankrupt, but he will now face restrictions until October 2031.

Andy Murray spent nearly two years after Wimbledon 2017 working his way back to full fitness due to a chronic hip injury as he slid from world No 1 to the triple figures on the world rankings.

Plastic surgery clinic Dr Gabriela Clinic, popular with the Duchess of York, has been accused of misusing photos of Kate Middleton's face to promote its face lifts.

Anna McNuff has arrived in Wimbledon, London, after running 2,620 miles from the Shetland Isles, today. She hopes to show girls 'doing things that scare them, big or small, can be incredible'.

Around 450 hours of footage was shot from a start point of January 2018, with the initial expectation of charting Andy Murray's comeback until Wimbledon in that summer.

Margaret Court (pictured) has accepted Tennis Australia's invitation to the Australian Open despite the governing body slamming her opposition to same-sex marriage. 

West Ham's debutant goalkeeper David Martin hopped over the Stamford Bridge advertising boards and climbed up the stairs, as if he was Pat Cash and this was the 1987 Wimbledon final.

The All England Lawn Tennis Club had claimed 'on good evidence' that Luke McKay, 51, of Beckenham, Kent, was touting Wimbledon tickets on behalf of Greg Shepherd, a court heard.

Unlikely pals Bradley Cooper and Vogue Editor-In-Chief Anna Wintour were spotted at Heathrow Airport on Sunday as they caught a flight to New York.

The reality star, 26, enjoyed some time away from her busy schedule as she attended the press night for Cinderella at New Wimbledon Theatre in London on Tuesday evening.

For six weeks in the summer, Salzburg hosts a festival of theatre, opera and classical music. This year marks the festival's centenary and as it promises to be busier than ever, here's our guide.

Rev Jonathan Fletcher, 77, (pictured) was already banned from preaching at his church in Wimbledon, south west London, following a string of allegations he 'spiritually abused' vulnerable adults.

Even before he suffered what he termed a 'setback' to keep him out of next month's Australian Open, the 32-year-old Scot had hinted his participation on clay this year might be strictly limited.